TiVo needs a migration assistant

When you upgrade your TiVo, you lose everything. Season passes, wish lists, saved thumb ratings, channel configurations — everything. Yes, you can transfer recordings — but only one at a time. It’s a very slow, very manual process. What TiVo needs is a migration assistant. When you get a new Mac, the Mac OS X …

What TiVo can learn from the phone company

I recently purchased a TiVo HD. The TiVo was pre-activated, so I didn’t have to activate it on tivo.com. Before I pass on my old TiVo (a series 2), I want to transfer the programs from it to my new TiVo HD. In order for transfers to work: both DVRs must have active service agreements …